The value of views and open space: Estimates from a hedonic pricing model for Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA

Land Use Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 837-845

  Sander, Heather A ^a   Polasky, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographic information systems (GISs); Hedonic pricing; Open space; Views

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; GIS; HEDONIC ANALYSIS; HOMEOWNERSHIP; LAND COVER; LAND USE PLANNING; OPEN SPACE;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; RAMSEY COUNTY [MINNESOTA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60449117514     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2008.10.009     Document Type: Article

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